Adlerian Psychology

The Adlerian concepts in psychology were developed by Alfred Adler and Rudolf Dreikurs, psychiatrists who moved from Vienna to the U.S.A.  "Individual Psychology" was developed and taught by them.  They used the word "individual" to imply that human beings are unique, indivisible, and holistic. Adlerian ideas are applicable to all relationships and can be usefully applied at home, at school and in the workplace.

Dr. Adler was the first to notice how our mental and physical health is affected by our social relationships.  Dr. Driekurs developed the idea of understanding behaviour in terms of four common goals: attention, power, protection, and withdrawal.  Their teachings emphasize how important it is to nurture our ability to cooperate with others as equal human beings. Adler and Driekurs advocate the principles of mutual respect among adults, teens and children  and promote harmonious living.

"Equality means that people, despite their individual differences and abilities, have equal claim to dignity and respect."                          Rudolf Driekers

Adlerian Psychology is practiced worldwide.  International summer schools and work-shops are held annually in a variety of countries.

Bev Dyck is involved in the Saskatoon Adlerian Society (SAS).  SAS is a valuable resource for counsellors, teachers, parents, and managers.  They provide workshops which focus on developing cooperation, mutual respect, encouragement, responsibility, effective communications, problem solving, and understanding and dealing with stress and anger.

• Workshops can be made available to meet your needs in the areas of:  Parenting and Family Life,

• Teacher Inservices,

• Daycare Inservices,

• Workplace Enrichment, and

• Understanding and Managing Anger.

Bev has been involved in teaching some of these workshops and seminars.

 The SAS office has a large number of books for sale on the topics of human relationships, parenting, and classroom management.  There is a members' lending library of print and video resources.

The Saskatoon Adlerian Society can be found at:  www.saskatoonadleriansociety.org